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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
Rich Orc Discova-,..-

ST. LOUIS, December 16.-Advices from
frecas Albania, in the southern part of Ia
ma9hpas, state that extensive deposits of
gold and c1n1abar or quicksilver bearing
ore have have been discovered near there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24

Ell DoRADo, KAN, December IA dis
match from Wichita, to the effect that there
Va 9 case Of leprosy in Rosalia township.
this county, il untrue. The case has been
investigated by competent phyGcians, Who
eay that II il mot lnprosy.
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Pistol Shot Score.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., December Ira
Payne to-day completed his 600 shots, nifty
yards distance, with pistol, making gran
total of 5,279 out of q possible 6,OOO, or ~
more than F. E. Bennett recently made.
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s.muel Dickie's Can.

CHICAGO, December 19.-Chairman 6oz1s
mel Drckie, of the National Prohibition CO..
vention, has sent out call to the pruht1
ton electors of the United States to g.
representatives to tho national convenfto1 ~
be held at Indianapolis, june 6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
A Pioneer Conc.

KANSAS CRY, December ia Times,
Atenison, Kan, special says: A: Weaver,
father of Congressman j. B. Weaver, OF
Iowa. and a pioneer of Michigan, Iowa and
Kansas, died here to-day, aged 81.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
Cordial RAception

CoNsrANruopLr, December 1.-THE sui
tan gave q cordial reception to-day to Mr..
Vanderbilt and Mr.. Strauss, the American
minister. Ahmed Paeha conducted Mr..
Vanderbilt to his carriage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
Buricd Trcasure Found.

81. JOHNS, N. H., December 16-The story
of the finding of buried treasure 1t St.
Martins has caused sensation. The amount
Of the find up to the present time 10 sisted to
Be several bushels. The treasure u IN the
shapeof Spade guineas, bearing datoof 2766.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
rhe TTeu1I ReeuIf.

PARIS, December 16.-M. Edwards, man
ager of Lematin, fought q duel with M.
Mayer, manager of La Lanterne. Both
duellists were slightly wounded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, December20 100,
The Live Stock Indicator reporta,

CATTLE Receipts 1000 head; shipments
-. Market on change to-day was 1Oc hieher.
GOOD 70 choice corn-fed a 2s@l ~:
$z 0062 so; feeders 81 659S q; cova. al *,
go. grassers 81 806S 90.
HOGS-Receipts. 5,562 head: shipmsnts. 4ol
TO choice. $ 25@s IS; common TO msiinr,
q 70e5 20; skips and pigs, 81 00Rl 90. ) -
SHEEPIR eoeipts 800 head. shipments. -,
he'd Market was hrm. Good TO cAodce. % e
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RIun1mD, HAN, December al
hesviest snow storm ever known heeo4
to-day-ons foot deep ct noon and SIN G.
inc. This viii BE- hard on stock but 81
worth thousands Of dollars to esups 30
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General Sherman VIII be Present.

COLUMBUS, O., December 16.-General W.
7. Sherman has accepted the invitation of
the Ohio centennial commission, through
Governor Foraker, to be present at the OPEN
ing exercises In September next and, with
General Sheridan, review the Grand Army
and the National Guard parade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
Anti-saloon Republican Convention

Ant1-Saloon Republican Convention.
SYRACUSE, n: Y, December 16.-The anti
saloon Republican state league this after
noon, adopted platform declaring an ire
pressure conflict between the liquor traffic
and Christian civilization. That the com
pact between brewers and distillers has
reached point where the republican party
must accept the ISSUE,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
Apother Railroad for Dodge City.

DoDaB CITY, KAN, December 15.-The
Arkansas, Kansas & Colorado railroad
reached this city to-day. This is the first
Dodge City viii have within another year.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, December 15-The
Minneapolis State Dairymen's convention
adopted memorial to congress to-day ask
ing that tho manufacture of fraudulent -but-
ter be prohibited, or that manufacturers be
compelled to color their product pink.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
The House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 19.-The
speaker announced the appointment of
committee on rules. The speaker. Nsssrs.
Randall, Mills, Reed and Cannon
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House..

: WASHINGTON, d. c., December ia large
number of executive communications were
laid before the house.
This committee on elections was named,
and the chair directed all papers in confess
ted election cases to be referred to it, after
which the house adjourned until Friday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-24
senate.


WASHINGTON, D. c., December 14.-Mr.
Hoar from the committee on privileges and
elections presented report in the West
Virginia case. The report was favorable to
Mr.. Faulkner, and he was seated.
The following bills were introduced.
By Mr. George-To protect innocent
purchasers of patented articles.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution author
iZing the select committee on Indian traders
authorized on June 3, 1886, to continue its
investigation. The senate then adjourned.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, December 15.-Bills were
introduced and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Call-To prohibit United States
Judges and courts from authorizing the
throwing of money by receivers of railroads
and other corporations beyond the amount
Of their annual net incomes.
The resolution offered some days ago by
Mr.. Plumb was taken up, directing the at
torney general to investigate the issue of
patent to Magnus SwensOn, last October, In
connection with the manufacture of sugar
from sorghum, and if invalid to commence
suit to have the patent cancelled; (the point
being that Mr.. Swenson was an employe of
the agricultural department while making
tho experiments, out of which the patent
After discussion, the following resolution
was adopted:
"Resolued That the attorney general be
requested to investigate the issuance of
letters patent to Magnus Sven
son, of date October 10, 1887,
and if in his judgment the
same is invalid on any ground, or was
procured by reason of information OBJ
tanned from experiments made by the gov
eminent, and if in his judgment suit can
be maintained in the name of the United
States, to commerce such suit promptly, to
have the same cancelled or the use of the
same by said Swenson or any one claiming
under him perpetuaLy enjoiped."
The senate then took up the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Stewart last Monday to pro-
vide for the issue of coin certificates to cir
culate as money.
Senator Butler to-day introduced bill to
license railway conductors upon any train
in Interstate commerce.
The senate, on motion of MIR. Spooner,
proceeded to executive business, and shortly
afterward adjourned till Monday.
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quah, and is urging them to overthrow it.
An United States Inspector will investigate
the Cherokee complications. and thinks be
will have no difficulty in allaying further
troubles.
The Fleming, Kansas, mine explosion was
not as bad as first reported. Only three men
were killed, William Hunter, John Edwards,
and William Reed.
The five dead anarchists were laid away
In their final resting places at last, in Chi
cago, Sunday.
Congressman Townshend, of Illinois, is
reported as being In favor of opening the
Indian territory to settlement.
John Hooper, an Irish member of parlia.
ment, has been sentenced to two months
Imprisonment for publishing reports in his
paper, the Cork Herald, of suppressed
branches of the league.
The state veterinarian of Nebraska has
been instructed to investigate a new
contagious disease which has made its an
pearance in q herd of horses near North
Platte.
The Illinois state board of agriculture is
receiving reports of most discouraging
nature with regard to the crop prospects for
next year. The winter-wheat crop is of q
very poor quality, and the yield will be
small. Cattle are being shipped out of the
state as rapidly as possible, because the
price of corn is too high to feed with profit.
The total number of immigrants arriving
in Canada from January TO November 80
OF thus year was LBS, 162, as against 3O9. 1872
for the corresponding period Of the year
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
THE HOUR HAS COME.
Why Incapable Republican Clerks object
to the Now Civil-SerYice Rules.

Why Incapable Republican Clerks Object
to the New Civil-SerVlce Rules.
Beyond all doubt, the prospect of be-
ing subjected to an examination as To.
fitness is alarming to hundreds of the
petted favorites at Washington. They
protest that they do not want to be pro-
NOTED; that they are content modestly
to hold on to what they have, and con-
tinue in the discharge of duties in
which they have become proficient
The cool, sequestered wales they move
in now are good enough. Theirs are
not grasping souls. The truth is that
they fear, not only an examination as
to their personal capacity, but an in
quiry that may end in demonstrating
their superfluousness. They dread the
disclosure that there is SO little for
them to do; that they have for years
o0en practically their own masters;
that they are to be found at all hours at
their clubs or going the society rounds,
and, in word, that the Governments
swindled every time they draw their
pay. Nine out of ten of these men ara
Republicans or Republican sympathz-
ers; nine out of ten bewailed the down.
fall of the Republican dynasty and the
overthrow of Republican methods
Nine out of ten of them have, ever
since March 4, 1885, shivered in the
shadow of coming exposure and re-
form. The dreaded hour has come,
however, and all e~~d citizens look TO
the Democratic parry to make the in
vestigation searching and exhaustive,
and to apply without favor the agencies
of a complete and comprehensive ~
form.-M Y Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
BRIGHT PRosPEcrs
The Satisfactory Condition OF the CouwsxS
Under DennocrntIc AdmLaIatr.thnn

Tho Satisfactory Condition OF the Cou0eVH
Under Democratic AdmIaIstrstton-
One of the prominent devices used
by the Republicans in the last National
campaign whereby to terrify the peo-
pie was an industrious circulation of
the warning that if the Democrats
should succeed to power the wheels of
industry would refuse to move in their
sockets and things in general assume
the air of n graveyard. A cheap Jew
elry firm in Attleboro publicly tele-
graphed to New York on the night be-
fore election: eff Blaine is elected fill
our order; otherwise consider it can
celed." Similar cheap tricks had been
in operation every day.
But human nature did not radically
change after election. Men continued
to eat, to wear clothes, to live in
houses and even to wear cheap jewelry.
The wheels of industry, in fact. moved
more nimbly in their sockets than
before. 1t is even doubtful whether
the soft-solder man cancelled his order.
On the whole the condition of BUSH
ness has remained satisfactory, and is
so to-day. That there are strikes and
numerous disputes between labor and
capital is rather an evidence that
times are good than the contrary. for it
is an old maxim to make hay while the
sun shines and to strike while the iron
is hot
The severe competition among man
ufacturers has made it necessary to put
far greater stock of goods upon the
market than formerly in order to live,
while traders find it necessary to han
die almost double the quantity of goods
IL order to secure the gold profits. All
this operates to fulfill the great eco
nomic law promulgated by Josiah War
rem, that the inevitable tendency of
competition is to make cost the limit
of price. At this point labor is sure to
get its own, and Mr.. Atkinson would
have us believe that we have already
nearly reached it.
Ours is great country. The sum-
mer sun shines down upon a mass OF
humanity as contented and prosperous
as grumbling human nature will per-
NIT itself to be. The people have no
confidence in their rulers. They are
gradually unloading themselves of the
degenerate Republican party that
waxed fat and audacious on the leav-
ings of the great war, and still bright
er prospect stretches out before Them
The second Democratic Administration
will find the country more solidly pros
porous and happy than at any time
since March, 1S61.-BoSton Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
ACTIONS VS.. WORDS.
A Sample OF Republican Reform" from
the Empire State.

Sample OF Republican " Reform" from
the Empire State.
The Republican party out of power
is as virtuous in its professions of de-
votion to Civil-Service reform as the
old couplet represents the devil to have
been in respect to sainthoOd when he
was sick.
What the Republican party is when
it has even a remnant of power ia
shown by the course OF its Senators at
Albany. The present Quarantine Com
missioners, who are VIGOROUSLY parti-
san and personal jobbers. have held
Office for four years beyond the expi-
ration of their terms The present
health of2cer, who is VIGOROUSLY mere
ly the henchman of that political boss,
ex-senator Plat, has held over for
three years beyond the expiration OF
his term. The present Commissioners
of Immigration have held Office for
more than three years beyond the pas
sage of law intended to vest their
powers in a single commissioner.
Governor Cleveland nominated I'M.
exceptionable men for these offices, but
Republican Senate refused to con-
firm them. Governor Hill has again
nominated good men-conceded on all
sides to be such-and the Senate pur-
poses to chang them up" The Re-
publican party thus puts itself on rec
ord as not only treating the offices as
spoils, by holding on to them after the
people of the State have five times in
succession voted it down in the cleo
tions, but as maintaining in Office
notorious ringsters who misuse public
trusts for factional and personal ends.
Truly, the thunder-tone of these
spoilsmen's actions quite browns out
their feeble piping in favor of ere
form IN Y World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23

out into the aisle. such depth and
profundity of thought, such"
But Mr.. Ames stalked past him, with
averted gaze and pretended not 70
hear.
He damned his hat down over his
eyes and shot out of the door with
more haste than dignity. On the cor
ner he stopped and waited for his wife,
who demanded sternly how he supposed
that man was going to come up to
dinner if he wasn't invitedP And he
told her, candidly, he was sure he
didn't know.
Monday night the church had a meet
ing at which they unanimously voted to
give Mr.. Grant call. But what was
their surprise on rendering him the
pastorate, to find it promptly and posi-
lively declined. He said he felt that
the responsibilities of the charge would
be too great for his humble powers.
Vain were persuasion and argument.
He was firm. and some of the commit
tee suggested, sadly, they were afraid
he had .'heard something"
The fold is still without shepherd.
The weeds grow lank and tall in the
parsonage yard, the house is empty
and so are the pews on Sunday morn
ings. And still the candidates come
and go, and report says the people are
harder to suit than ever.-LolOeH DGily
Courier
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
A CALL DECLINED.
Why the Brandon Church Is Still
Without a Pastor.

The First Church at Brandon were
seeking pastor, an occupation that
had engrossed their energies for some
time past. For it was fully seven
months since the council had assem-
bled to formally dismiss Mr.. Barnes,
and had declared the pulpit vacant.
Mr.. Barnes had labored faithfully in
their service for five long years. Dur
ing all this time he had preached good,
If not brilliant sermons; attended reg
-ularly at the prayer-meeting; and made
all the pastoral calls that one mortal
man, without horse and buggy, could
reasonably be expected to make. And
yet his congregation were not salts
fed. limitations finally reached the
ears of the good man that his resigna-
ton would be resignedly accepted.
He sent it in, and the papers the next
day announced the grief of the First
Church at the resignation of their be-
loved pastor, Mr.. Barnes, whose wife
health forced him to seek more salu-
brious climate.
Whereupon it devolved upon the or
phaned congregation to choose for
themselves pastoral man after their
own hearts; one who should possess
all the virtues of their late pastor, as
well as those which he lacked.
They proceeded to search for him in
a truly orthodox way; namely, by en-
pertaining candidates. Sabbath after
Sabbath beheld p different divine in
the pulpit. They came, we knew not
whence. and returned, we knew not
whittier. They embraced every known
type of man, from the venerable DID.
of three score and ten to the immature
theological student of twenty-one sum-
mers.
The doctrine preached to that people
during the season of candidating was
as variegated as the patchwork silk
'qAllt which they presented to their late
pastors wife on her birthday. 1t
branched out into every known .'ism. :"
There was the .'old SCHOOL, and the
-'new school," old-fashioned orthodoxy
and modern free thought. There were
sermons with strong leanings toward
liberalism, and there were others ooz-
ing orthodoxy at every pore. And
there We're scientific sermons without
end, and poetical and philosophical
ones. But in all this variety the peo-
pie found not the man they sought.
There were some insurmountable OBJ
1ectioIs to every candidate.
Rev. Mr.. Abercrombie gave them
good sermons, but the college students
declared that his gestures were EEK
~ecrable," and would demoralize their
own style and they came en- masse
to the church meeting and voted him
down.
Rev. j. Erwin Smith was youthful
and handsome, and the young ladies
shed tears of regret when the church
. decided not to call him. But Deacon
Grimes said his sermons were mere
'.froth." and he hoped they wouldn't
in his day get down to man who
parted his hair in the middle.
Rev. Mr.. Loring was too dramatic,
and threatened to convert the staid
old church into theater, while good
Mr.. Blakesly. who despised show, was
rejected because he didn't .'draw."
One candidate was too solemn. another
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
HOW THE ROBIN CAME

Happy young friends, sit by me,
Under Mays blown apple tree;
Hear a story, strange and old,
BY the wild Indians told,
How the robin came TO be.
Once a great chief left his son,
Well beloved, his only one,
When the boy was well nigh grown,
In the trial lodge alone.
Left for tortures long and slow
Youths like HIM must undergo,
Who their pride of manhood test,
Lacking water, food and rest.
Seven days the fast he kept,
Seven nights he never slept.
Then the poor boy, wrung with pain,
Weak from natures overstrain,
Faltering, moaned low complaint:
''Spare me, father, for faint
But the chieftain, haughty-eyed,
Hid his pity in his pride.
--'You shall be hunter good,
Knowing meyer lack of food;
You shall be a warrior great,
Wise as fox and strong as bear;
MANY scalps your belt shall wear,
II with patient heart you wait
One day more - the father said.
When, next Eorn, the lodge he sought,
And boiled samp and moose meat brought
For the boy, he found him dead.
AS with grief his grave they made,
And his bow beside him laid,
Pipe, and knife, and wampum braid
On the lodge top overhead,
Preening smooth its breast of red
And the brown coat that it wore,
Sat bird, unknown before.
And, as If with human tongue,
''Mourn me not" 1t said or sung;
81, a bird, am still your son.
Happier than if hunter fleet,
Or brave, before your feet
Laying scalps in battle won.
Friend of man, my song shall cheer
Lodge and corn land; lowering near,
To each wigwam / shall bring
Tidings of the coming spring;
Every child my voice shall know
In the moon of melting snow,
When the naples red bud swells,
And the wind flower lifts its bells;
AS their fond companion
Men shall henceforth own your son,
And my song shall testify
That OF human kin am l."
Thus the Indian legend saith
How, at first, the robin came
With a sweeter life from death,
Bird for boy, and still the same.
If my young friends doubt that this
Is the robins genesis,
Not in vain is still the myth
If truth be found herewith:
Unto gentleness belong
Gifts unknown to pride and wrong;
Happier far than hate is praise,
He who sings than he who Stays.
John g. Whittier. in ST. NictoLds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
Farmers in Louisiana will in II

Farmers in Louisiana will In the
future give more attention to raising
mules. For century mules for doing
farm work have been obtained from
Kentucky and other States, and have
called for the expenditure of large
sums of money. Farmers have lately
found out that mules can be raised =
home much less than taey can b
bought
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
-.What answer could President

-''What answer could President
Cleveland make, inquiries the Tribune,
''if Great Britain should urge payment
of the Virginia bonds and Virginia
should refuse, to pay?" President
Cleveland would probably tell Great
Britain tha5 Uncle Sam is not a col
lector for j. Bull. But if Mr.. Blaine
were President he might say. as be
Goes in his history, that the United
States Government itself should pay
the debt of Virginia--M Y World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-23
Republican organs are wont tc

speak of " the Unsuitable hunger for
spoils of the Democratic party but
can they tell us when any Republican
Administration has ever cut down the
expenses of Government by abolishing
tat but unnecessary offices? 1t is not
remembered that such a thing has
gone into the Republican record.
e90o Times.